When planning for the transfer of assets after death, two terms come up often: probate and trust. Probate is the court-supervised process of validating a will, paying debts and distributing assets to ...

A living trust is an estate planning tool that can allow you to maintain control over your assets, specify how they should be distributed and even protect them from legal challenges or financial ...

There are many reasons people place money in trust for their heirs. Trusts provide professional management of assets for beneficiaries who either do not want to spend their time on such matters or ...